A Consumer's Guide to Comparing Magnetic Therapy Products

Good magnetic therapy products are not cheap. It's important to be an educated consumer when you are considering a purchase. There is a wide range of therapeutic magnetic products on the market today. Many are high-quality, well-made products, while others are simply not worth your pocket change. Expensive things are expensive for a reason...and cheap things are cheap for a reason. Don't base your purchase decision solely on price. Many products look very similar, but the individual components must be compared before you can make an intelligent final decision. Understanding what comprises a truly great magnetic product will help you steer away from bum buys and keep you from being disappointed in the results of your magnetic therapy.

There are some magnetic therapy basics you should understand before choosing a magnetic therapy product:

Gauss Power
In researching which magnetic therapy bracelet is appropriate for your needs, you need to understand gauss power. Gauss is simply a measure of the strenth of a magnet at its core. For you very specific infophiles, gauss equals the electromagnetic unit of magnetic flux density equal to one maxwell per square centimeter. The strength of a magnet is determined by its size, weight and the type of material it is made of. Some general guidelines have been established for the beneficial uses of magnets. Skeletal or muscular injuries and chronic diseases such as arthritis and fibromyalgia require treatment with magnets having 1000 to 3000 gauss power. Always make sure you are purchasing magnetic therapy products with gauss ratings of 1000 to 3000. The gauss rating for all Links! Magnetic Bracelets is listed in the product specifications. The majority of Links! bracelets have magnets in each link with a gauss rating of 3000.

Magnet Composition
It is important to know what type of magnet is contained in any magnetic therapy product you are consideraing purchasing. Inexpensive ceramic magnets are not as effective as neodymium magnets in magnetic therapy practices. Ceramic magnets do not have as high gauss power as neodymium (rare earth) magnets, nor do they have appropriate surface penetration capacities. Always make sure you are purchasing magnetic therapy products that contain neodymium (rare earth), not ceramic, magnets. All Links! Magnetic Bracelets contain only neodymium magnets.

Polarization
As you probably remember from your high school physics class, magnets are polarized. It is critical to invest in a magnetic therapy product with the appropriate polarization. Bio-north pole magnets are the primary polarity used in magnetic therapy, and are believed to relieve pain and inflammation and to encourage restorative cellular regeneration. Bio-south pole magnets have just the opposite effect and have very limited use in magnetic healing and magnetic therapy. Multi-pole magnets are magnets in which the north and south poles are present on the same surface, like refrigerator magnets. Multi-pole magnets have a few specific uses in magnetic therapy, but are far inferior to north facing, or north pole magnets. Always make sure you are purchasing magnetic therapy products with bio-north facing magnets. Links! Magnetic Bracelet products are carefully selected to provide only bio-north magnets.

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